Lee, Yunho

Professor Lee, Yunho is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Seoul National University. His research focuses on inorganic and bioinorganic chemical principles, with an emphasis on energy and environmental applications. His work involves studying biological catalytic reactions and adapting these concepts to design synthetic catalysts for energy-related industrial applications. He investigates the activation of small molecules such as H2, CO2, and CO using biomimetic methodologies. His research includes understanding active-site structures and designing ligand architectures to achieve efficient and controllable synthetic catalysts.

Yunho Lee is an inorganic chemist at Seoul National University, specializing in the synthesis and reactivity of metal-based compounds. His research explores the interaction of metals with small molecules such as CO, N2, and CO2, focusing on catalytic processes and functionalization mechanisms. Lee's work includes the development of novel complexes that enable selective transformations, such as the silylation of iron-bound CO to form terminal Fe carbyne and the selective conversion of CO2 to CO at a single nickel center. His studies also involve the design of materials for applications in sensing and energy, such as fluorescent probes for glutathione detection and poly(amide-imide) materials for flexible displays.